Menengai oilers secured a huge victory of 45-03 over Catholic Monks to book a place in the semis of the 2024 edition of the Impala Floodlit tournament being played at the Impala Club grounds on Saturday 19th October 2024.
Celestine Mboi drew first blood for Oilers minutes into the game with a superb try with flyhalf Abutwalib Wesonga’s conversion sailing through to give oilers a 07-00 lead.
Menengai Oilers lead
Samuel Owino then came in and scored a penalty for Monks earning them their first points of the game but this was short-lived as Catholic Monks proved porous in defence where Lucky Onyango burst through their defence to give oilers the second try which Wesonga made no mistakes in converting making matters 14-03 in favour of Oilers.
Menengai oilers continued to dominate the game this time Chrispine Shitundo coming in with a try which Wesonga converted successfully giving Oilers a 21-03 lead.
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Lock Charles Osgood also earned his name on the scoresheet scoring the fourth try for Oilers before Alvin Khavoli extended Oilers lead to 33-03 with a try which was successfully converted by Abutwalib Wesonga.
As the break approached Chrispine Shitundo added another try for Oilers to complete a brace to his name but the conversion went wide bringing the scores to 38-03 in favour of Oilers at halftime.
The second half saw Monks maintaining defensive discipline on their side making it hard for Oilers from scoring more tries but Oilers debutant Samuel Ovwamu managed to capitalise on a defensive lapse on the Monks side to score the last try for the Oilmen with Abutwalib Wesonga adding the extras making it 45-03 at full-time in favour of Oilers.
Menengai oilers have now qualified for the tournament’s semis scheduled to be played in a week’s time at the same venue.
